Delmar man who assaulted child gets 18 months

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A Delmar man pleaded guilty to two charges after the sheriff's office said he assaulted a girl at his home by licking her feet and holding her in a bed against her will.

The Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division launched an investigation in July 2019 into allegations that George Robert Briddell III had assaulted a girl at who was spending the night at his Delmar home.

A news release shows the allegations indicated he had taken pictures of the girl's feet, licked her toes and held her in a bed against her will. She had been staying at Briddell's home as a guest of a family member.

The investigation involved several interviews as well as the execution of search and seizure warrants, which resulted in Briddell being charged with the following:

Sex abuse of a minor

Third-degree sex offense

Contributing to the condition of a child

Second-degree assault

The sheriff's office said Briddell appeared in court Jan. 22 to plead guilty to second-degree assault and contributing to the condition of a child. He was sentenced to five years with all but 18 months suspended. He will spend five years on supervised probation after his release.